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c. February 1918Under construction at the Skinner and Eddy plant in Seattle, WashingtonPhoto by Charles Phillip Norton from Harper's Pictorial Library of the World War, Albert Bushnell Hart, et al., New York: Harper, 1920

Robert Hurst

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20 April 1918LaunchingPhoto from the June 1918 edition of The American Review of Reviews (Vol. LVII, No. 6)

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Underway off Seattle, Washington, on 4 May 1918, the day of her trial trip and delivery. Built by the Skinner & Eddy Corporation, Seattle, she had been constructed in 67 working days (79 calendar days).U.S. Navy photo NH 65075-A

Naval Historical Center

USS West Lianga (ID 2758)

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At Bordeaux, France, 2 October 1918, while operating as a unit of the NOTSPhotographed by Robert W. Neeser.U.S. Navy photo NH 48487